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From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, an unsparing, vivid, revelatory travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the First People in North America 20,000 years ago and the artifacts that enable us to imagine their lives and fates. This book upends our notions of where these people came from and who they were.

The Plant Hunter's Atlas is a volume telling some of the most extraordinary tales of horticultural discovery and exploring the characters behind the stories. Taking in the world's inhabited continents and spanning the centuries, the stories range from tales of derring-do in the age of discovery to modern-day botanists working at the cutting-edge of science. The text explores how plant hunters have been inspired by everything from scientific curiosity to economic greed, and their own ingrained sense of adventure.

From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a treasure trove of answers to questions about our world. Was there an Atlantis? What's the smallest country in the world? What's the difference between a jungle and a rain forest? Kenneth C. Davis, author of Don't Know Much About History, Don't...

Welcome friend! Join me in exploring Our World Openly as we traverse the interconnected spheres and disciplines of Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Studies, Psychology, History, Politics, Economics, Philosophy, Social Justice, and others; Spheres of reality that are deeply networked through complex relationships, and spheres that rarely, if ever, exist in isolation. It is understanding these spheres together that is essential for understanding this simultaneously beautiful and weird, yet also sometimes cruel and not equal, world of ours. Through meaningful conversations ...